
Why MTN still won’t rule out a deal with Telkom
MTN CEO Ralph Mupita says consolidation still makes sense – and a deal remains possible if three factors align.
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MTN CEO Ralph Mupita says consolidation still makes sense – and a deal remains possible if three factors align.

MTN plans a strategic push into East Africa to rebalance its footprint and spur growth, according to its group CEO.

Across the UK, Europe, and the US, HR leaders are facing a growing shortage of young talent who are truly job-ready. Particularly in remote settings, employers increasingly seek more mature profiles with strong soft skills and an understanding of company life capabilities that many graduates still lack. In this context, 76% of employers worldwide report […]

Backed by Secha Capital, Buffet Investments, E3 Capital, Fireball Capital, Endeavor SA Harvest Fund, Satgana and South African family offices, the round signals strong investor confidence in South Africa’s leading home energy innovator. Plentify, the pioneering South African electrotech company, using AI-fueled hardware and software to connect home appliances to cheaper, cleaner energy, has...

National treasury’s proposed new tax could help curb problem gambling – but it could also have the opposite effect.

Canva is seriously considering porting Affinity to Linux – a move that could transform desktop Linux and challenge Adobe.

The crypto market is waking up again, and the spark didn’t come from retail enthusiasm or meme-coin mania, it came from an institutional giant making a move too big to ignore. BlackRock just purchased over $200 million worth of Bitcoin in a single day, adding roughly 1,910 BTC to its ETF holdings. Moves of that […]

JSE-listed IT services group iOCO – previously EOH Holdings – has appointed Lerato Pule to its board of directors.

South Africa’s payment system is shifting rapidly as fintech innovation, crypto adoption and digital transformation accelerate.

New WhatsApp calling integration gives agents seamless voice, chat and social media tools in one platform.

Cheaper smartphones and data are needed to unlock e-commerce’s potential to spur economic growth, says Frederik Zietsman.

Cause of oxygen fluctuations that drove explosion of weird and wonderful inhabitants 500m years ago linked to changes in Earth’s orbit
Just over 500m years ago life on Earth got souped-up, going from simple single-celled organisms to sophisticated multicellular lifeforms. The Cambrian explosion produced an array of weird and wonderful new inhabitants, such as the five-eyed opabinia and the...

Customer intelligence advertising allows for relevant, consent-based campaigns using owned digital touchpoints instead of third-party cookies.
As artificial intelligence companies prepare to pour money into the midterm elections, some in the A.I. world are hatching plans of their own to curb the industry’s influence.

Lead singers in bands fare better than solo artists, but fame – rather than lifestyle or job itself – seems to be major factor
For those who hanker for the limelight, be careful what you wish for: shooting to stardom as a lead singer really does raise the risk of an early death, researchers say.
Their analysis of singers from Europe and the US found that those who rose to fame died on average...

Astrophysicist Prof Tomonori Totani says research could be crucial breakthrough in search for elusive substance
Nearly a century ago, scientists proposed that a mysterious invisible substance they named dark matter clumped around galaxies and formed a cosmic web across the universe.
What dark matter is made from, and whether it is even real, are still open questions, but according to a study,...

Eight out of 10 prepaid handsets in South Africa are sold through Pepkor – and that number is rising.

Pepkor has received regulatory approval to establish a banking presence as it expands beyond retail.

The International Association for Cryptologic Research – created to study secure communication – said it was an “honest human mistake.”
Attacks against the site are piling up. Its co-founder says, Trust the process.

The DBSA-backed Charge project plans to bring reliable renewable EV charging to the N3 corridor.